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The Saphead: Masters of Cinema (1920)

Monday 20th June 2022

The Masters of Cinema is proud to present The Saphead, yet another Keaton masterpiece in its UK debut on Blu-ray 22nd August 2022, from a stunning restoration completed in 2020 by the Cohen Film Collection.
Buster Keaton, William H. Crane, Jack Livingston, Carol Holloway, Irving Cummings, Edward Alexander, Edward Connelly
Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith
John Golden, Marcus Loew, Winchell Smith
Eureka Entertainment
1 hour 24 minutes
22/08/2022
March 10 2024 10:15:22
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In 1920, having served a slapstick apprenticeship in the shorts of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton had earned the opportunity to headline his own series of two-reel comedies. The very moment at which he emerged as a star of his own shorts, Keaton was recruited to appear in his first feature film, The Saphead, based on a popular stage play.

Keaton stars as Bertie Van Alstyne, the pampered son of a powerful Wall Street financier (William H. Crane). Having known no other lifestyle but privilege, he wanders through a variety of misadventures - an attempt at courtship, a trip to an illegal gambling den, and a tumble onto the floor of the Stock Exchange - oblivious to the obstacles that stand before him.

Though Keaton was not the primary creative force behind The Saphead, as he was on his short films, it became hugely important in shaping his on-screen persona: the lonely, stone-faced man thwarted by circumstance, inept at the art of romance, yet undaunted in his struggle for love within a chaotic world.

The Masters of Cinema is proud to present yet another Keaton masterpiece in its UK debut on Blu-ray 22nd August 2022, from a stunning restoration completed in 2020 by the Cohen Film Collection.

  • Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase [First print-run of 2000 copies only]
  • 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a restoration undertaken by the Cohen Film Collection from a first generation nitrate print
  • Score by Andrew Earle Simpson (presented in uncompressed LPCM stereo)
  • Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
  • Brand new video essay by David Cairns
  • Complete alternate version of The Saphead, comprised entirely of variant takes and camera angles
  • A Pair of Sapheads - featurette comparing the two versions of the film
  • The Scribe (1966, dir. John Sebert) [29 mins] - In his last film role-produced to promote Construction site safety-Keaton plays a janitor who in his attempt to educate workers on safe practices, causes more accidents than he prevents
  • Previously unheard audio commentary on The Scribe with director John Sebert (recorded before his death in 2015) and writer / silent cinema aficionado Chris Seguin
  • Buster Keaton in conversation with Kevin Brownlow - a 2-hour audio interview with Keaton and film historian Kevin Brownlow from 1964
  • 1958 Buster Keaton Interview [90 mins]
  • Buster Keaton: Radio Interview [*runtime currently unconfirmed] - a rarely heard interview with Keaton
  • A collector's booklet featuring new essays by journalist Philip Kemp and film writer Imogen Sara Smith, as well as an appreciation of The Saphead by film writer Eileen Whitfield

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

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